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A program for local7th and 8th gradegirls aims to inspireand teach about self-esteem. Held at the city library, the “Bee Real” projectwas formed by University students.

University librariesin New Brunwsick,Piscataway, Newarkand Camden all see improvements totaling more than $1 million.

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City concerns prolong College Avenue greening

BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI STAFF WRITER

Although the College Avenue Greeningproject is intended to serve as a benefit tothe University and the city alike, NewBrunswick officials are concerned the con-struction of the project will interrupteveryday life and safety around campusand the city.

A memo addressed in mid-August toUniversity Facilities and Capital PlanningVice President Antonio Calcado andFacilities Planning and DevelopmentExecutive Director Frank Wong outlinedconcerns New Brunswick has with theplans for the project and offers suggestionson how the University can fix them.

According to the memo, New Brunswickasked the University to address potentialproblems such as the location of a new waterline under a proposed bus stop, how buseswill be removed from the area in the case ofan emergency and how pedestrian crossingswill be alleviated around Records Hall andthe River Dorms, so huge traffic delays areavoided on George Street after CollegeAvenue is shut down to private vehicle traffic.

“Certainly none of these issues are dealbreakers or major issues in terms of the via-bility of the project,” said New BrunswickCity Spokesman Bill Bray. “They are simplyimportant issues that need to be addressednow in the planning process.”

Students and community members decorate pinecones found on campus with feathers, colored

string and glitter yesterday at the annual Douglass Campus Picnic in front of College Hall. The

event provided information about organizations, free food and games. See UNIVERSITY on page 3.

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McKinley Community School was evacuatedyesterday when strong fumes from varnishapplied to the gymnasium floor overcame a cou-ple of students and teachers, said Sgt. ThomasKeith of the New Brunswick Police Department.

The evacuation of the kindergarten througheighth grade school, located on Van Dyke Avenue inNew Brunswick, occurred around 12 p.m. when two

teachers noticed strong fumes in the building andrealized it was coming from the gymnasium locatedon the upper level of the building, Keith said.

The teachers reported it, worried that thefumes were toxic. The entire building was then evacuated.

Custodians opened windows throughoutthe building to release the fumes. The

occupants were able to return within the same hour.

The school reported the fumes are gone,Keith said. No injuries were reported.

New Brunswick public schools could not bereached for comment at press time.

— Ariel Nagi

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The new Visitor Center on Busch campus is open, offering a central location for prospectivestudents, parents and donors to learn about University and its history on scheduled tours.

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Prospective students beginU. journey at new center

BY AMIT JANISTAFF WRITER

With the opening of the RutgersVisitor Center located on Busch campus,prospective students and parents will nowhave a stable location to go when explor-ing the University.

The center will provide a place forprospective students to begin their visit tothe University, Vice President for EnrollmentManagement Courtney McAnuff said.Request for campus visits have grown almost200 percent since 2006.

“We have been unable to keep up withthe request to visit the campus, primarilydue to lack of space to hold these events,”McAnuff said.

Previously, the campus centers and asmall visitor center in Van Nest Hall wereused to welcome prospective students and guests.

“Now that there is a permanent home forthe tour program, we can invite moreprospective students and their families, highschool and community college counselorsand others to tours and other special events,”said Associate Vice President for EnrollmentManagement Deborah H. Epting.

The approximate cost of the project is $6million, McAnuff said. The exhibit hallwayand design was funded by the RutgersCollege Class of 1951, which donated$750,000 to the project.

Candidates to face offin first of three debates

BY MARY DIDUCHASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The state’s top three guberna-torial candidates will square off forthe first time this election season.

The debate with Democraticcandidate Gov. Jon S. Corzine,Republican candidate ChrisChristie and Independent candi-date Chris Daggett will be airedlive today at 8 p.m. on the NewJersey Now television networkand is the first of three to beheld in October.

John Weingart, associatedirector of the University’sEagleton Institute of Politics,said the debates are importantfor voters to hear the candi-date’s specific policy goals.

“Most people don’t pay a lotof attention to politics and gov-ernment except around elec-tion time, so the debates canhelp voters become morefamiliar with the views of thecandidates and also, in somemore intangible way, help vot-ers get a feeling for what kindof people the candidates seemto be,” he said.

Rutgers College senior MaxMintz — who plans to vote forCorzine — said he would like tohear the incumbent specify hisgoals for the future.

“I need to hear more goingforward. He’s made some mis-takes in the past,” he said. “I

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BY MAGGIE BLAHACONTRIBUTING WRITER

The University librariesunderwent a facelift throughoutthe past few months to updatethe existing structure andaccommodate students’ needsby providing more quiet, com-fortable places to study and con-duct research.

The improvements made tothe library are based on how andwhy the students use it — mostlybecause libraries offer fewer dis-tractions than the typical resi-dence hall, said Harry Glazer,communications coordinator forUniversity libraries.

“The library has to be quietand comfortable so students feelthey can sit and study for a longperiod of time,” he said.

Renovations made in theAlexander Library on the CollegeAvenue campus and at theKilmer Library on the Livingstoncampus include the addition ofcomfortable seating and moregroup study rooms, Glazer said.

Improvements made to thelibraries on the NewBrunswick/Piscataway campus-es cost an estimated $1.8 millionprovided by University facilitiesand University libraries, saidVice President for UniversityFacilities and Capital PlanningAntonio Calcado.

“These monies came from ourcapital replacement budget madeavailable by the administrationon a yearly basis,” Calcado said.

Gift money and donations alsofunded the construction of someof the study rooms, saidFrancoise Puniello, associate

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The Undergraduate Reading Room of Alexander Library on theCollege Avenue campus now offers more seating in lieu of a circulation desk that was closed last year due to budget cuts.

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Music, free food and trivia games were just a few of the festivi-ties that kicked off the annual Douglass Campus Picnic yesterdayon the grounds in front of College Hall.

A collaborative effort by the Office of the Dean of DouglassResidential College and the Office of Undergraduate Education,the major goal of the event was to raise awareness for DRC as wellas to develop a sense of community for University students and thepublic alike, said Maria Depina, assistant dean for the college.

“The atmosphere is very welcoming,” said Natalie Lopez, aSchool of Arts and Sciences first-year student.

The event, which brought in more than 80 people betweenclass times, featured free food catered by Rutgers DiningServices, music provided by an on-site DJ and free giveaways.

“I like the free food,” said Douglass College senior Tara Fisler.“[It’s] great when you don’t have a meal plan.”

Students were also able to test their knowledge with short triviagames for prizes. If they were feeling creative, they could decoratepinecones with an assortment of glitter, feathers and colored string.

Students also had the opportunity to speak with various stu-dent clubs and organizations such as Radigals, Study Abroad, theStudent Leadership Association and the Black Student Congress.

Depina and the college’s Senior Student Programs CoordinatorAbigail Lewis organized the picnic.

College Associate Dean Barbara Balliet said the event was suc-cessful and she hopes to have another picnic next fall.

“Turnout and enthusiasm,” Balliet said. “That is the desiredlevel of success for Douglass to see another autumn picnic, for ataste of history, community and as always ... free food.”

—Kevin Christiano

DOUGLASS CAMPUS TURNS OUT GAMES, TRIVIA FOR STUDENTS

Libraries get $1.8 million makeover

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Ariel Navaro, Veronica Cohen and Jennifer Kim (left to right) enjoy burgers,

hot dogs and potato salad yesterday at the Douglass Picnic.

University librarian for facilitiesplanning and management. In thecoming year, the libraries hope toreceive more furniture — anadditional $200,000 to be fundedby the facilities department.

The University’s libraries heldfocus groups two years ago opento all students to find out whatsort of changes they would like tosee in the libraries, she said.

Feedback from undergraduateand graduate students indicatedthey were looking for more quietspaces and more outlets for plug-ging in and charging their elec-tronic paraphernalia — laptops,cell phones, MP3 players and oth-ers, Puniello said.

University Facilities allottedabout $200,000 to have the car-peting replaced and at least$220,000 to have more outlets

installed throughout all of thelibraries, she said.

University libraries are com-peting with Barnes & Noble andother bookstores that offer theircustomers comfortable chairs tosit and read in and areas wheregroups can conduct meetings,Glazer said.

“We found that professors aregiving students more collaborativeprojects, but when groups wouldcome to the library, the studyrooms were often filled,” he said.

The library had a lot ofunused space that was trans-formed into more study rooms,Glazer said. Every study roomhas a table, several chairs, win-dows that look out onto the streetand outlets and computer jacksfor students to plug in their lap-tops and electronics.

But this could also be somethinghe has to defend, Weingart said.

He said Daggett’s presence,as the first Independent to makethe debates, could be influential.

“It’s very likely he will talkmore about substance … andthat may push the other candi-dates more in that direction thanthey would’ve gone otherwise,”Weingart said.

He expects Daggett will tryto project himself as above the

political fray.Although Christie is

leading in the polls,Weingart said hisseven-point margin isnot enough to give hima significant advantagein the debates.

“Usually if a candi-date is securely aheador significantly aheadof the polls, they trynot to do anything thatwould rock the boat,”

he said.But many people see the race

going either way, so for Christie,this would not make a big differ-ence, he said.

Both Christie and Corzineneed to bring thestate’s issues to theforefront of their cam-paigns, as they havefocused more on per-sonal attacks ratherthan policies,Weingart said.

“Both candidatessay they want to talkabout the issues, andthey don’t want to …be diver ted by dis-tractions or more per-

sonal issues or personalattacks,” he said.

Weingart said the debatesare a chance for Corzine andChristie to change the tone ofthe campaign.

“They will now have theopportunity to focuson the state’s needsand problems andhow they’re going to approach them,” he said.

Rizvi said she is nota fan of the negativecampaigning betweenCorzine and Christie.

“I’ve seen the adsfor the name-calling,and … you would just

wish that someone would riseabove that,” she said.

Mintz said he would like tosee the political discourse reacha higher level, but this is unlikelyto occur.

“It doesn’t really matter. It’sgoing to happen,” he said.“There’s not much we can doabout it at this point.”

need to see what he wants to change.”

The state’s budget and econo-my is the major issue that will beaddressed, Weingart said.

“Whoever wins this election isgoing to face a huge challenge ofdealing with whatseems to be the largestbudget gap ever seen inNew Jersey,” he said.

Weingart hopes thecandidates addresshow they will dealwith the budget whileproviding quality government services.

“I don’t think it’s anextremely difficultquestion, but they’rethe ones trying to getthis job, so they should be theones telling us how they plan togo about it,” he said.

Protecting the state’s openspace, improving governmentservices and consolidating munic-ipalities are other issuesWeingart predicts mightbe discussed.

School of Arts andSciences senior FaizaRizvi said she is unde-cided about whom shewill vote for inNovember, but she islooking forward to hear-ing what the candidateswill say.

“[I’m concernedwith how] our tuitioncosts keep going up every yearbecause they keep cuttingfunds to the University and howto handle that to make highereducation more af fordable,”she said.

Rizvi said the candidates’efforts to increase jobavailability should also beimportant for students.

“Students graduat-ing are struggling toget into the job mar-kets,” she said. “It’staking them longerthan it usually would.”

Rizvi said her idealcandidate would focuson education, createjobs and target college students.

Corzine’s incumbency couldboth help and hurt him in thedebates, Weingart said.

“He has a record. He cantalk about what he has doneover four years to address prob-lems of the state [and] the deci-sions he’s made that he’s proudof,” he said.

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The Douglass GoverningCouncil wrestled with personalobjections and diplomatic consid-erations Tuesday night regard-ing the $20,000 in student feesspent on a retreat for student gov-ernment members.

The council discussed theneed for increased transparencyin student government in a closedsession in Trayes Hall in theDouglass Campus Center beforepassing a resolution encouragingobjection to the retreat.

Authored by Council PresidentJennifer Kanyamibwa and spon-sored by the council’s executiveboard, the “Resolution Promotingmore Transparency in RutgersUniversity Student Assembly forfuture Allocation of Student Fees”addressed the recent furor amongthe student body concerning stu-dent government members’upcoming retreat to “Happiness isCamping” in the Poconos.

“Be it hereby resolved, thatDGC deems the $20,000 retreatto not be in the best interests ofthe student body; and, be it here-by further resolved, the DGCauthorizes its individual membersto consciously object to attendingthis retreat,” the resolution said.

The resolution argued that$20,000 could be used more effi-ciently and that a much lessexpensive and local retreat couldbe implemented instead. Specificalternatives were not given.

The resolution asserts thatKanyamibwa, a Douglass Collegesenior, was not able to attend thecouncil of presidents meetingwhen the decisions to hold theretreat were made and was not toldabout the retreat until the funds forit had already been allocated.

The council passed the resolu-tion while in closed session, anaction that can be seen as violat-ing New Jersey’s Open PublicMeeting Act, the “Sunshine Law.”

“Closed sessions are limitedto discussion; all formal actionsmust be made in the open,regardless of subject matter,”according to the Sunshine Law.

After the meeting, executiveboard members briefly discussedthe heated debate that occurredduring closed session.

Council Treasurer EdithAppiah-Kumi said the resolutionaddresses the confusion RUSAoften creates.

“This has to deal with why peo-ple don’t know what’s going on in

Council resolves againstretreat in closed session

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Coffee, music and poetry will be on hand tonight as Diversity Where OurRoots Keep Strong holds their first event of the year, “Cultural Coffeehouse.”

The event will showcase local spoken word artist Pandora Scooter andUniversity groups Orphan Sporks, Verbal Mayhem and Shockwave at 8:30p.m. at the Douglass Campus Center in the NJC Lounge.

“I wanted it to be as vocal as possible, so I just contacted a whole bunchof groups,” said Quiana Dudley, School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.“Verbal Mayhem is really the only group of poets on campus so that was likeour real main target … Pandora is just amazing. She will make you laugh,she will make you cry — she’s just a force. And then the singing groupsOrphan Sporks and Shockwave, I just wanted something in a way that wouldjust bring together words in such a vibrant way. ”

The event will also have an open mic section for the public and be aforum where people can ask questions and learn about other cultures, saidDudley, president of Diversity WORKS.

“The groups do seem rather interesting and compelling … so to go tosuch places might be beneficial to me and the University as a whole con-sidering I’m a freshman,” School of Arts and Sciences first-year studentThomas Acs said.

Diversity WORKS was founded last year to fulfill the purpose of break-ing barriers among different ethnic, religious and social groups and to findcommon ground, according to the Web site.

“Rutgers is hands down the most diverse school in the state, maybe pos-sibly the country,” Dudley said. “But at the same time I feel like everybodystill today is self-segregated and we would like to honor each culture. … Wewould also like people to learn from each other.”

— Kayla Duran

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RUSA,” said Appiah-Kumi, aDouglass College senior. “If youview the trip to be essential, that’sfine but you can’t impose a $20,000bill on the councils and then expecteveryone to just go along with it.”

Student government couldfocus on making the use of studentfees more apparent to students inthe future, Appiah-Kumi said.

A break down of costs and anagenda available to all studentswould allow them to understandhow their money is allocated,said Council Internal VicePresident Emily Rogalsky.

The debate on the issue centersaround the fiscal responsibility ofapportioning $20,000 for the retreat,Council Secretary MargaritaMolodan said. RUSA estimated thecost per student to be $133

“The question is ‘was it neces-sary to spend $133 per student andare there really going to be 150people?’” said Molodan, a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore.

Molodan said the council’sresolution supports choice.

“It is not unanimous to object,”Molodan said. “It is unanimous thatmembers have the right to do so. Ifanyone wishes to go they can go.”

Members of the councilexpressed the need to build strongrelations between RUSA and theother campus and cultural councils,stating that alienating them wouldbe a mistake, said Rogalsky, aSchool of Environmental andBiological Sciences junior.

“We want to form ties andbuild relationships,” she said.“We are not against the idea of aretreat as a whole, we just feelthat there could have been morecommunication about the spend-ing of the funds.”

The council is working to elim-inate the communication problemby promoting student under-standing of student governmentat the RUSA level, Rogalsky said.

Molodan stressed the impor-tance of keeping the councils con-nected. The DGC will be sendingrepresentatives to the retreat.

The executive board will defi-nitely be attending, she said.

“It would also be great if RUSAmembers and University Senatemembers went. As for the generalmembers, they are free to decidefor themselves,” Molodan said.

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The project, scheduled to becompleted by the end of the year,has been delayed due to a needfor city approval, according toUniversity officials.

“We are working with thecity so that we can address anylingering concerns that theyhave had so that we can getthe approvals we need,”Calcado said “I think that weshould be able to allay any ofthese concerns in the not sodistant future.”

University PresidentRichard L. McCormick said theproject is awaiting approvalfrom the city.

“The infrastructure work hasbeen done and we are ready to dothe visible landscape architec-ture,” McCormick said.

The city asked questionsabout parking and traffic, andhow the University is going tocope with some of the changes itwill bring, McCormick said. TheUniversity is in the process ofanswering those questions.

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The visitor center has threemeeting rooms, as well as a fin-ished outdoor patio designed tohost events for up to 200 people andarea to cater meals for up to 250people, he said. It also has exhibitspace to tell the University’s story.

The lobby will have a 42-by-8-foot-high “scarlet wall” that tellsthe story of the University in aninteractive fashion, McAnuff said.The wall will also feature GoogleEarth and the ability to view theUniversity from that program.

“[The Center] is worth it, sinceI work in the student center — wetalked about having a centralplace to meet,” said Hetal Mistry,a Rutgers College senior. “A lot ofpeople come into the student cen-ter, but can’t get enough informa-tion from it, so it’s good that theycan learn about Rutgers and starttheir tours from the new center.”

There are also touch screenpanels showing student-pro-duced content from RU-tv, Eptingsaid. As additional funding israised, more interactive exhibitsare planned to present academ-ics, alumni achievements, stu-dent life and athletics.

More than 175,000 peoplesuch as prospective students, par-ents, faculty, staff and members ofthe community are projected tocome through the visitor centereach year, McAnuff said. Theactual construction of the visitorcenter started in November 2008and opened on Sept. 8.

“Other locations have beenlooked at over the years, mostrecently the Gateway project, butparking on the College Avenuecampus would not have been asconvenient,” he said.

Students had mixed opinionsabout the spending to build thevisitor center.

“In the long run, the visitorcenter will attract more people toRutgers, it might bring in peoplethat might not of otherwise camehere,” said Lana Okhapkina, aSchool of Arts and Sciences jun-ior. “But right now, I think thatRutgers could have put themoney elsewhere.”

The facility is primarily forprospective students, but will beavailable for use of the Universitycommunity when not being usedfor prospective student events,McAnuff said. But the visitor cen-ter will be open to anyone whowants to find more informationabout the University.

“If it does what it’s meant for,then I think [the visitor center]would be worth it because itwould probably bring in moremoney and more people that wantto come [to the University],” saidDrew Finley, a School ofEngineering first-year student.

Busch campus was chosenprimarily due to easy access fromRoute 18 and the ability to pro-vide parking to about 250 visitors,McAnuff said.

In addition, using this parkinglot was better for the environ-ment and presented significantcost savings, Epting said.

“The visitor center was animportant investment for thefuture of the University,” shesaid. “It’s vital that we have aplace where prospective stu-dents, residents of the state,potential donors and others cancome and learn about theUniversity’s contributions to thestate and the world through ourteaching, research and service.”

Visit www.dailytargum.comto view a tour of the centerwith McAnuff.

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“It’s taking a little longer thenwe would have liked, but we arein a city, and they own the street,and they own the parkingmeters,” McCormick said. “Theyhave responsibility for the flow oftraffic and so you really need tocooperate with getting theanswers they want.”

But the city disagrees withthis assessment of the status ofthe project.

“I would not say that is anaccurate characterization of whatis going on,” Bray said.

As a state institution, theUniversity does not need localplanning board approval to com-plete the project, Bray said. Butthe University is required to cometo the planning board to make apresentation, which they did inthe spring.

After the presentation, theplanning board offered com-ments and recommendations toaddress their concerns with theproject, Bray said.

Calcado said the Universitytook the planning board’s recom-mendations into consideration.

“We do not need approval fromthe planning board, but out ofcourtesy, we always present to theplanning board and we take their

recommendations seriously andmany times incorporate them,”Calcado said.

The University responded tothe city’s first set of recommenda-tions with revised plans in May,Bray said. The city then reviewedthese revised plans and providedthe University with additionalcomments in August, sent in theindicated memo.

But Bray said the city has notheard back from the Universityregarding those comments.

“This is Rutgers’ project,” hesaid. “Their timeline of when theyneed to get things done or whenthey want to get into the groundor when they want to get the proj-ect started or finished — that istheir timeline. The city is not driv-ing the project forward.”

Bray said although the city issupportive and cooperative of theproject, they will not alter any ofthe rules for the University,because the rules apply to allother projects in the city as well.

In addition to utility, transporta-tion and fire safety concerns, thememo also included a concern aboutthe loss of 70 parking meters thatwill be removed due to the project.

The removal of these meterswill cost the New Brunswick

Parking Authority $80,000 inannual revenue, NBPAExecutive Director Mitch Karonsaid in an e-mail.

“We have been working withRutgers to ensure that there is asuitable plan in place that willaccommodate parking for thesedisplaced parkers,” Karon said.“The NBPA has been having dis-cussions with Rutgers in aneffort to find alternative meansto help alleviate some, if not all,of the loss of revenue that will beincurred by the NBPA.”

Calcado said he could notcomment specifically on thememo released in Augustbecause there are lots of corre-spondences that go back andforth between the city and theUniversity, and he is workingin the Mayor’s Of fice on this project.

Calcado said as soon as theUniversity receives approvalfrom the city, the project canmove forward.

“We are awaiting cityapproval and if the city requiresmore information for us to givethem, then certainly, we [will]give them more information,”Calcado said. “But that is whatwe are awaiting.”

In an effort to increase theirexposure, the council is creat-ing a Web site, which is nowunder development.

The Web site will include asurvival guide to Busch campusand how to make the most of theirtime on the campus, Shah said.

The council wants to beginstreaming their meetings live ontheir Web site when it is created,he said.

The council is looking for anInformation Technology chair tohelp manage the site.

Nycz said there are a lot of lit-tle things that could be done toimprove students’ experiences.

Council members expressedconcerns to Director ofTransportation Services JackMolenaar over the bus servicesbetween Busch and Living-

ston campuses.Students are

frequently unabletravel betweenBusch andLivingston campus-es in 20 minutes,said Council VicePresident HetalMistry, a RutgersCollege senior.

Molenaar saidthe B bus is themost important busbecause of the limit-ed time students

have to travel to their next class.The Department of

Transportation Services is look-ing into the issue, he said.

The council will address sev-eral different concerns includingacademic issues, housing andsafety, Shah said.

“We definitely want to lookinto certain academic policies[and improving academic life]because again, this is a very stu-dious campus,” Shah said.

Students in science coursesoften have to spend a lot of moneyon clickers for their classesbecause there is no uniform devicefor all of their classes, he said.

“Our main concern [regard-ing housing] is how to deal withpreferential housing becausethere are mixed views on that,”Shah said. “Engineers [and phar-macy students] want preferentialhousing, but other kids still wantto live on Busch.”

Shah said the council will dis-cuss how the housing lottery sys-tem should work.

Safety on campus is anotherissue the council wants to address.

“This is a large campus,” Shahsaid. “Who knows what couldhappen at night? So we’re alsogoing to conduct a safety walk.”

Shah said that any unlit area isof particular concern.

“In 2008, there were a lot ofthings that happened around [theSilvers Apartments],” Shah said.“They’ve added more cameras,and I think there are more RUPD[patrolling], but we want to seehow their efforts are going.”

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BY JOHN S. CLYDEEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Members of the BuschCampus Council joined studentgovernment bodies across theUniversity Tuesday by unani-mously passing a resolution toconduct a survey seeking to findout what is on students’ minds.

The survey will be conductedthroughout October, and on Nov.5, representatives will present thefeedback they received at a townhall style meeting with UniversityPresident Richard L. McCormickand top administrators.

“We’re trying to do ‘What’s onYour Mind Month’ to really showstudents that we’re there andalso to gather concerns,” saidCouncil President Shaival Shah, aRutgers College senior. “We real-ly do want to fight for students.”

Last year’s debate aboutchanges to the structure of stu-dent government created animage and a trust problembetween students and their rep-resentatives, said School ofEngineering jun-ior Jonathan Nycz.

“Doing out-reach is the mostimportant thing,”Nycz said. “If peo-ple know this iswho we are, this iswhat we do, it willhelp a lot with theimage problem.”

Shah said hehas seen and hearda lot of commentsalleging that stu-dent governmentdoes nothing, following news arti-cles regarding an upcomingRutgers University StudentAssembly retreat.

“We’re trying really hard thisyear to show them that’s wrong,”Shah said. “There’s been a lot ofthings that we’ve done in the past,[but] we don’t directly show it.”

Shah said there are a lot ofmisconceptions about the retreat,which is mandatory for all mem-bers of the council.

By combining the separatestudent government retreats intoone, money is being saved and itwill help unify student govern-ment, Shah said.

“Everyone had opposingideas last year. We want to geteveryone on the same page,”Shah said. “We want student gov-ernment to be more active andwork together.”

Shah said that he was disap-pointed to hear that other coun-cils passed resolutions condemn-ing the retreat, and that it couldfurther damage the student gov-ernment’s image and outreachefforts, which is what the meet-ing focused on.

“We’re thinking of doing anoutreach/social event,” he said.

Shah said he wants theevent to encourage students tobring their concerns to thecouncil’s representatives, whilehaving fun.

“Of all of the student govern-ments, we’re the least known,and that’s why we’re really amp-ing up our efforts to bring ourname out,” Shah said.

Council votes to improvestudent life on campus

“We’re trying to ...show students thatwe’re there and alsoto gather concerns.

We really do want tofight for students.”

SHAIVAL SHAHCouncil President

BuschCampusCouncil

BY MATT REEDCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The first meeting of BeeReal, a reading and writing pro-gram involving college studentsand seventh and eighth gradegirls from the New Brunswickarea, took place Tuesday after-noon at the New BrunswickFree Public Librar y onLivingston Avenue.

Bee Real will use the book“The Secret Life of Bees” by SueMonk Kid for inspiration and as ateaching tool throughout the pro-gram, which will meet once amonth through April.

The meeting on Tuesdayinvolved introspective arts andcrafts. Each girl decorated theoutside of her own honey jar withpaint, stickers and glitter, then fillthe jar with words cut out frommagazines that the girls feltdescribed themselves. Thiswould be their “honey.”

“There was a study publishedthat showed that eighth gradegirls’ self esteem drops signifi-cantly between eighth grade andentering high school,” saidVanity Jenkins, the program’scoordinator. “It drops a lot morethan boys’ self esteem, so a lot ofthe project is dealing with selfesteem building.”

The program was created lastyear by three students from theUniversity’s Institute for

Women’s Leadership and is nowcoordinated by Jenkins, aDouglass College senior.

“We also looked at the NewBrunswick public school stan-dardized test scores and they aresignificantly under par, so a lot ofour project also is reading andwriting based,” she said.

She said they want to teachstudents different methods ofwriting, including metaphorsand similes, and improve theirreading skills. She wants themto be able to relate to college stu-dents and believe they can makeit to college.

“There was also a study thattalked about how college stu-dents float in and out of collegeurban areas,” Jenkins said.“There’s a huge disconnectbetween college students andtheir populations, so we alsowanted to build a connectionbetween Rutgers — Douglassespecially — and the NewBrunswick community,”Jenkins said.

She said she would like tostart a program for ninth gradersand get them to start thinkingabout coming to the Universityfor college.

“We want to get them comingto Rutgers and build that hopethat you can come to college too,”Jenkins said.

Camille Thompson, youngadult librarian for the library, is

working with Jenkins on the BeeReal project.

“I hope that the girls who comewill benefit from mentorship fromthe Rutgers students and thatthey’ll have a good interactioninvolving a book,” Thompson said.“Especially at school, where theyhave a lot of peer pressure, it’s notso cool to like books or to read.”

A program like the Bee Realproject allows girls to come to anenvironment where there’s lesspeer pressure and they can talkabout a book and be themselves,she said.

“Obviously as a librarian oneof my missions is to make it OK tolike books,” Thompson said.

Theresa Malave, an 11-year-old seventh grader fromWoodrow Wilson School, said shewanted to participate in the proj-ect because it could help her withscholarships in the future.

“I think it’s good to doextracurricular activities to getgood grades,” Malave said.

Claire Hageman, a 12-year-oldseventh grader from PlainfieldMiddle School, said her momencouraged her to come.

“I’m just here to have fun,”Hageman said. “My mom justdropped me off. She gave me theidea to come here. She said‘Claire I hope you don’t mind thatI set you up with a book club.’And I said ‘yeah sure’ because Ilike reading a lot.”

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University students Marivi Henriquez, left, and Maxi Drakopoulos, right, paint honey jars with 7th graderClaire Hageman as a part of the “Bee Real” project at the New Brunswick Public Library.

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Girls encouraged to‘Bee Real’

In a poll conducted at The Daily Targum’s Web site, OldeQueens Tavern was voted as the favorite bar in New Brunswickamong visitors to the site. Stuff Yer Face came in second andHarvest Moon Brewery and Knight Club tied for third.

Owner Frank Sciotto said the tavern has been a bar sinceProhibition was lifted in 1933.

“We’ve been here since 1933. It hasn’t been Olde Queens thatwhole period of time, but it’s been a bar on this corner for thatlong, so it’s a long time,” he said.

The downturn in the economy has not really had much of aneffect on the tavern, Sciotto said.

“With all the students here it’s still a very good business,”he said.

The bar tries to promote business through advertisementsand their Facebook and Twitter sites, he said.

Sciotto, who has been the owner for 21 years, said OldeQueens is one of the oldest bars in New Brunswick and they tryto meet the needs of the student body.

“A lot of people that come through this way … this is kind ofa meeting place when they do come back into town,” he said.

— Heather Brookhart

U. COMMUNITY CHOOSES OLDE QUEENSAS FAVORITE BAR IN ONLINE POLL

DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

against speech that consti-tutes a ‘true threat’ and notagainst mere ‘political hyper-bole.’” Whether this poll fallswithin these parameters willcertainly be determined bythe investigation within thecoming weeks.

Isn’t there, however, a linebetween “political hyperbole”

and potentially dangerous provocation? Not to makethe assumption that the Facebook poll was anythingmore than a poorly constructed joke, but it certain-ly had the capacity to become something muchmore serious.

Such a question may have been posed as a call toattention, making a statement and taking a side inthe health care debate; or it could, of course, havebeen posed as a call to action.

Who is to say that any one of those “yes”responses, taken as they were in the anonymous

fashion of a poll, were not “truethreats?” The thoughts, feelingsand intentions behind thoseanswers are indecipherable. Thepoll can exist as a platform onwhich to air one’s grievanceswithout the risk of exposure orthe possibility of punishment.

An opinion through themeans of a poll with no intona-tion, no elaboration, no clarifi-

cation is highly dif ficult to interpret. In thesame way that the poll cannot read one’searnestness, the mechanism does not allowroom for sarcasm or mocking responses. On aprivate page on a site like Facebook, it is highlylikely that mockery will indeed be a drivingforce behind individuals’ responses, but it isnearly impossible to tell.

The dark side of the Internet is something wehave seen time and again, from chat room stalk-ers to the more recent Craigslist killer.Facebook, which originated as a way to stay con-nected with everyone from your kindergartenclassmates to your high school sweetheart toyour aunts in Arizona, unfortunately seems to bewalking the fine line between the good and evil ofthe Internet.

I doubt this stain on the face of Facebook willcause all the strawberries to wither, keep birthdaywishes from being shared or stop users from mak-ing daily status updates. This poll will not ruinFacebook — but it could have.

Larissa Klein is a School of Arts and Sciencessophomore. Her column, “Definition of Insanity,”runs on alternate Thursdays. She welcomes feedbackat larisk@eden.rutgers.edu.

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I wish I could say withconviction that no onetakes Facebook polls

seriously. Which friend is abetter listener? Who is pretti-er, funnier and happier? But Ican’t pretend that I haven’thad one of those slightly dis-heartening moments when Iwas notified that a ranking ofmine, one that I hadn’t even known existed, haddropped 19 spots.

When missing a FarmVille harvest is seen as alife and death situation, it does not entirely surpriseme to hear poll results are stirring up some verylarge issues — bigger than drama between hallmates, suite mates or house mates.

It was just last Sunday that a shocking pollbrought some negative attention to the social net-working site. A poll making application hadallowed a private user to pose the question to hisfriends: “Should [PresidentBarack] Obama be killed?”Their options for response con-sisted of “yes,” “no,” “maybe” aswell as “yes, if he cuts myhealth care,” according to TheWashington Post.

As soon as Facebook wasalerted as to the nature of thepoll, the site removed it and sus-pended the application thatallowed its production in the first place. Yet theSecret Service may not be dismissing this matter soeasily. Secret Service spokesman Darrin Blackfordsaid, “We are aware of [the poll], and we will takethe appropriate investigative steps. We take thesethings seriously.”

This is not the first anti-Obama remark givennational attention since the start of his administra-tion. Officials from the Secret Service have alsonoted that the number of threats against Obamawere greater than those against other candidatesduring the campaign. In February, a sign display-ing the words “Abort Obama, not the unborn” wasconfiscated from the back of a car by an OklahomaCity police officer and reported to the SecretService. According to Fox News, the OklahomaCity Police Department later admitted a mistakeand said “the officer misinterpreted the sign” as athreat to kill the president.

The Facebook poll, like the sign, ultimately maynot be deemed to have been an overt death threat,but that does not mean it was appropriate.Nonetheless, the right to free speech may in factofficially support the existence of a presidentialassassination opinion poll. The Supreme Court hasupheld that “a statute prohibiting threats againstthe life of the president could be applied only

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“The right to free speechmay in fact officially

support the existence of apresidential assassination

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Extended school timebeneficial for studentsK ids who enjoy their long summer vacations or their school days

that last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. better not get too comfortable intheir normal schedules. President Barack Obama is looking to

lengthen the school day or shorten summer vacation in order to allowmore time for education. He says American kids do not spend enoughtime in school, which puts them at a disadvantage with the rest of theworld. “Now, I know longer school days and school years are not wildlypopular ideas,” the president said earlier this year. “Not with Malia andSasha, not in my family, and probably not in yours. But the challenges ofa new century demand more time in the classroom.” Certain schools havealready implemented the practice of a longer school day, and studentswho were skeptical at first are now enjoying the benefits of the extra timethey get either in the school day or throughout the year. Nakany Camara,a fifth-grader from Brookhaven Elementary School in Rockville, Md., likesher school’s summer program. She gets to see her friends more and hergrades have also improved. She said she would not be a fan of the longerschool day. Another student, Dominique Toombs, a sixth grader fromBoston’s Clarence R. Edwards Middle School has an extra three hours ofschool a day. She was reluctant to be in school for the extra time at first,but now she is starting the ninth grade knowing that it really helped her.

Obama wants more schooling for children because of competitionwith students of developing nations, and also for the kids of America tohave a safe place to go, grow and learn. While it is true that studentsfrom other countries have more school days, they do not necessarilyspend more time in school. According to Comcast.net, kids in theUnited States spend more hours in school (1,146 instructional hoursper year) than kids do in the Asian countries that persistently outscorethe U.S. on math and science tests — Japan (1,005) and Hong Kong(1,013). Many people are arguing for a longer school day across thenation, and some schools are already working to make it a part of theirnormal schedule. Students in the Knowledge Is Power Program, whichincludes 82 charter schools, go to school from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Theeighth-graders participating in this tend to score better on school dis-trict state tests. Massachusetts extended time for students to work oncore subjects. They would be divided into the groups that need extrahelp with topics in math and English. There are schools that thinkshortening summer vacation is the way to go. Summer is a crucial timefor students, especially those students who are at a disadvantagebecause they come from poor families. Some of these families do notput much emphasis on education, and their parents are illiterate, mak-ing it harder for them to encourage learning or help keep school sub-jects fresh on their children’s minds. Extending the school programinto the summer would keep kids engaged in school for an entire year,making it harder for them to forget how to do the things they learned,while also having a place to ask for help at all points during the year.

Adding in the extra hours is also a good option — and might be themore favorable one among students because they would not get theirsummer vacation cut. This would not only be a helpful option for stu-dents, but for parents as well. Many families are working longer hoursand multiple jobs during the hard economic times. Students who getout early go home to an empty house where they do not have parentsenforcing any homework rules. They would be able to be in a safeplace until their parents get home or could pick them up, where theyare getting extra help on subjects or more time in longer classes toabsorb the material.

Extra time in the school year is a good idea, but it is not a solutionto the education problem in America. There is an unequal educationsystem in this country because not every school has equal amounts ofresources to teach students and the quality of teachers varies through-out school districts. Schools should invest in better books and tech-nology to keep students engaged and wanting to learn. Computer pro-grams and smart boards create an interactive learning experience thatcan help students better understand the subject they are learning.Teachers are key to student learning. Some teachers just pass theirstudents because they get frustrated with their lack of enthusiasm.Teachers who actually want to get their students to understand and areinnovative in their teaching will see more attentive students who areeager to learn. America as a society does not appreciate education theway other countries do. Here, we grow up knowing that school issomething we have to do. It is not like we consider ourselves luckybecause we get to wake up early everyday, to trek on a bus, to get toschool and learn for hours, to just then come home and do more work.This is just the way it is for us, and we take it for granted rather thentake advantage of the opportunities we have at hand.

Extending school hours or days will not do anything until the atti-tude toward education changes, and school districts equalizeresources. If students are just cruising through the day — doing thebare minimum just to get by — extra time will be more of a nuisancethan something to help them. The pressure should be put on theschool curriculums to really give America the competitive push thatwe need to keep up with other nations.

“I’ve seen the ads for the name-calling, and you would just wish that someone

would rise above that.”Faiza Rizvi, School of Arts and Sciences senior,

on the gubernatorial election campaign

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of The Daily Targum that stoodabove a picture of CouncilPresident Jennifer Kanyamibwaspeaking at the event. As afore-mentioned in my brief and basicattempt at conceptualization, thephrase does not exactly hold polit-ical or social clout, but ratherserves to trivialize what was in facta serious discussion that includedthe topics of sexual health,teenage pregnancy, class divi-sions, racism, sexism, access toeducation and individual autono-my. As an attendee of the event

and a councilmember, it istroubling tosee that ourobjectives inshowing thefilm and hold-ing a subse-quent discus-sion have beens o m e w h a tskewed by this

publication. A discourse surround-ing the intersection of race, classand sex is not merely “Girl Talk”; itis not gossip. It is instead a mech-anism for shaping consciousnessthat came in the form of a gendermutual dialogue, one that instilledhope and the potential for futurechange; it is “women empowered.”

Kyrie Graziosi, on behalf of theDouglass Governing Council, is aSchool of Arts and Sciences sopho-more. She is the University senatorfor the council.

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‘Girl talk’ or meaningful discourse?

W hile in elementaryschool, the board game“Girl Talk” became

popular among my friends and me.The game, more or less a version ofthe ever-popular truth or dare,revolved around the collection ofcards from categories marked“marriage,” “career,” “children and“special moments,” and includedblazingly red “zit” stickers thatwere to beplaced on yourface if youdecided thatperforming astunt or con-fessing an inti-mate secretwas not foryou. Soundsilly? Well, it is.The concept ofthe phrase “Girl Talk” also conjuresup an image of the type of gossip-ing that takes place in venues suchas the powder room or late nightslumber parties. The phrase doesnot, however, seem to be an accu-rate portrayal of the meaningfuldiscourse that took place betweenboth male and female students onSept. 28 at the “Girls Like Us” eventsponsored by the DouglassGoverning Council with the help ofnumerous and diverse cosponsors.

By “Girl Talk,” I am referringto the caption in the Sept. 29 issue

KYRIE GRAZIOSI

Letter

“The phrase “Girl Talk”conjures up an image of

the type of gossiping thattakes place in venues suchas the powder room or late

night slumber parties.”

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —Today is a 7 — Open yourmouth. Try not to insert yourfoot. Instead, serve yourselfsome sweet remarks.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is an 8 — Actually, thegods are on your side today.Use this advantage to get whatyou need from a female.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)— Today is an 8 — All sys-tems are go. Record yourmessage early, and replay itfrequently. That way youbelieve it yourself.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is a 7 — You have ahard time balancing all of youracts today. Respond to e-mailsor letters that were on theback burner.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is an 8 — Usually talk ischeap. Today, not so much.Spend your words carefully.You may have to eat them.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 7 — This monthyou get to do just about what-ever you want. Take advantageof that, starting today.

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trying to figure out who else canplay. It’s not just young guys. It’sdevelopment of any guys that canstep up and play. We need to getbetter at the position desperately.”

You can say that again Coach.Brown and Sanu have certain-

ly held their own as starters, fill-ing some large voids left by NFLreceivers Kenny Britt and TiquanUnderwood. The duo has a com-bined 31 catches for 525 yards sofar, but among the rest, only sen-ior Julian Hayes has a catch.

It went for nine yards and hefollowed it up with two drops anda false start.

“Timmy and Sanu are doinggreat,” said senior long snapperand wide receiver AndrewDePaola. “They’re really comingalong. I feel as though the otherguys are coming along in theirown way. They might not be com-ing along as quickly as we needthem to right now.”

Of the older guys, Hayes hasnot done much while workingwith the starters, DePaola is toovaluable as a long snapper to riskat receiver and junior MasonRobinson is out for the season.

Of the younger guys — red-shirt freshmen Marcus Cooper,Eddie Poole, Keith Stroud andTim Wright and true freshmenMark Harrison and AaronHayward — only Cooper andWright have got onto the field inmeaningful situations and neitherhas anything to show for it.

The best way to help a newquarterback, whatever happens

HELP: Young receivers

must step up to help starters

continued from back

with freshman Tom Savage’shealth or senior Dom Natale’searly struggles, is by adding asmany weapons as possible andRutgers needs to use this byeweek to get more players involved.

It does not matter whomSchiano picks between the eightlisted above.

He just needs to pick someone.The faster that a new receiver

can be worked into the mix, thefaster the offense will truly click.

“It’s coming,” Brown said ofproduction from youngerreceivers. “These games are goingby fast, but the guys are going tocome along sooner or later sowe’re not really worried about it.We just have to keep getting betterand keep working as a team. Ifthose guys just keep working, thegame will come to them. It wouldbe a big boost to get one of thoseguys producing. They need to stayfocused as a group.”

Half of the reason for Britt andUnderwood’s success the lasttwo seasons was the fact thatBrown and former receiverDennis Campbell could be reliedon as well (of course the otherhalf of that success is a directcompliment of their sheer skillthat the Titans and Jags are sure-ly enjoying so far this season).Teams had to game plan for fiveor six different guys at receiver,not just two.

That is why this bye week isso important. It is not just aboutgetting healthy and prepping foranother Football ChampionshipSubdivision game. It is about get-ting guys ready to play right now.

— Sam Hellman accepts comments and criticism at

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The Rutgers volleyball team can increase its record to 9-8 with apair of road games this weekend vs. Syracuse and Marquette.

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About 1500 people on their courtin a very pressure-filled, packedsituation and we came out aheadand we responded to that,”Werneke said.

Pressure aside, the coachthinks that location doesn’t reallyfaze his team — they play wellwherever they need to.

“When we step into Syracuse,it’s a gym just like our gym,”Werneke said. “The net’s thesame height. We’re going to worktogether, we’re going to playhard, we’re going to compete andwe’ll see what the outcome is.”

After Syracuse, the Knightstake a trip northwest toMilwaukee, Wisc., for a datewith Marquette. The GoldenEagles (10-6, 0-2) started theirseason with a dominant 9-1record but since then have gone1-5, including two Big East loss-

ROAD: RU faces Syracuse

and Marquette this weekend

continued from back

RAMON DOMPOR/ ACTING ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

sees the team’s recent success asbeing equally important to any-one who’s ever played for RU.

“This national ranking hasmeaning for anyone who has everbeen a part of this program,”Crooks said. “It’s beneficial for

UP: Goal of reaching top 10

very close for Scarlet Knights

continued from back

recruiting and it’s beneficial forall of the people who have putblood, sweat and tears previouslyinto this team.”

Of course, the Knights stillhaven’t lost sight of their goal tocrack the top-10, and of coursethere are still people out therewho doubt that’s still possible.

But for almost two years, RUhas been proving that injurieswon’t stop, can’t stop them fromreaching their goals.

And with a match againstBig East powerhouse andperennial top-10 Notre Damelooming next week, theKnights won’t have to wait long for the chance to provethat again.

“We’re all honored and grati-fied,” Crooks said. “But we stillhave a lot of hard work ahead ofus. And the end of the year is theonly time that national rankingsreally count.”

es on the road to Pittsburgh andWest Virginia.

The Rutgers-Marquette gameis also a charity event. TheGolden Eagles are participatingin Dig Pink, a nationwide event tosupport the battle against BreastCancer where spectators areurged to make a pledge for eachdig the team records.

Marquette sophomore AshleyBeyer will look to surpass hercareer-high 17 digs that sherecorded against RU.

The weekend is definitely atest for some of the youngerKnights, many for which it istheir first road conference game.

“We brought [the freshmen]in with high expectations and tomix with the rest of the team.Our team dynamic is great rightnow,” Werneke said. “I think ourkids have been used to [the roadgames]. Some of our kids havebeen out on the road for fourweeks and have faced sometough crowds, so I don’t think it’sgoing to be anything that they’renot going to have seen already.”

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Knights enter Classicrefreshed from respite

BY KEVIN O’ROURKESTAFF WRITER

Fresh from a two-weekrespite, the Rutgers men’s golfteam returns to action this week-

end in the3 6 - h o l e

Scotty Duncan Memorial Classic. The Scarlet Knights head to

the White Clay Creek GolfCourse to take on a 16-team fieldhighlighted by host Delaware,defending champion Cornell andfellow Big East foe Seton Hall.

Seniors James Hilaire, J.F.Sorbella and Jimmy Arbes havesolidified their spots in the topfive, head coach Jason Bataillesaid. Meanwhile, seniorBenjamin Bershad, sophomoreAndrew Tursky and freshmanGene Yang are the frontrunnersfor the final two openings.

The Knights want to improveon a ninth-place showing at TheMcLaughlin. Despite enteringthe tournament with aspirationsof coming out on top, Bataille waspleased with the way his teamresponded from a difficult open-ing day.

“We jumped up seven spots onthe last day,” Bataille said. “Ithink they proved to themselvesthat they can compete with someteams in the country.”

Consistency is crucial for aRutgers team that ultimatelyhopes not only to compete, butalso to win.

Hilaire has been a model ofconsistency for the Knights thusfar, individually leading the teamin both The McLaughlin and the

Rutgers Invitational. Hilaireknows that consistency and suc-cess often go hand in hand.

“The whole team has to beconsistent one through five, andin that, you got to make a lot ofpars, eliminate the double bogeysand try to keep your score in areasonable range,” Hilaire said.

Arbes agreed with the assess-ment of his teammate, and addedthe two-week layoff should beadvantageous for RU.

“All of us were able to experi-ence tournament play, and nowwe’re able to step back and focuson the things that maybe we did-n’t do so well,” Arbes said.

RU played a practice roundlast Friday at The TrumpNational Golf Club in Colts Neck,to become more acclimated toplaying different golf courses intournament conditions.

Bataille said the chance toplay an elite course does a lot forthe program.

“It makes recruiting easier,”he said. “When [potentialrecruits] hear that we play at top100 courses, that certainly piquestheir interests.

“It also creates more shotsand different circumstances forthe guys that are on the team.You play 11 tournaments a year,and they play 11 different golfcourses, so for us to practice onthe same course every time does-n’t really make that much sense.It’s not like a football field whereit’s always 120 yards long by 53.It’s definitely different for golfand the variety is something thatwe definitely benefit from.”

MEN’S GOLF

Weddell staying out ofsand traps as freshman

BY JOSH GLATTSTAFF WRITER

In a stark contrast to lastyear’s recruiting class that fea-tured seven athletes, the Rutgers

w o m e n ’ sgolf team

only welcomed one freshman tothe Banks this season.

Brittany Weddell has alreadybegun the season proving shecan make up for the lack ofquantity and be a valuable assetto the team.

Coming into Rutgers,Weddell was expected to makean immediate impact. She livedup the hype at the BucknellInvitational, her first collegiatetournament. She paced theScarlet Knights with an overallscore of a 239 and a team-best 76in the second round.

“I was a little nervous atBucknell, but it went really well,”Weddell said. “I’m glad I adjust-ed to the college tournamentscene well.”

Weddell continued to impresswhen she turned in a 164 at thePaladin Invitational.

“I just went out there andgave it my best,” Weddell said.“There are a lot of girls playing,but you just need to focus onyour own game.”

Her quick adjustment to thecollege level is not a surprise tohead coach Maura Ballard.

“She had played a pretty highlevel of competition throughouthigh school,” Ballard said. “Themost important thing is her matu-

rity level. She really is maturebeyond her years.”

The maturity and competitive-ness Weddell displays began atan early age and continuedthroughout her high schoolcareer. Those attributes are nowon full display at RU.

“My dad introduced me to thegame when I was five, and I start-ed playing in tournaments when Iwas seven,” Weddell said. “Inhigh school, I played for the boy’sgolf team, which was a little morecompetitive, but it reallyimproved my game.

Her mature attitude has car-ried over off the course too, eas-ing her transition to college life.

“I’m getting used to it,”Weddell said. “The academics area little bit tough, but it’s goingreally well. I am really enjoyingmy classes.”

Weddell’s work ethic remainedconstant even on road trips.

“I’ve seen her with her booksstudying all the time on the road,”Ballard said. “Our team [gradepoint average] has always beenhigh, and she will do nothing tohurt that.”

Weddell credits her team-mates, particularly captainJeanne Waters, for helping herfeel welcome and serving as asupport system.

“All the girls are so nice.They made me feel like part ofthe team immediately,”Weddell said. “Jeanne has beengreat. I can talk to her aboutanything. She is always there ifwe need anything.”

WOMEN’S GOLF

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Targum’s tennis beat writer Melissa Falicachats with the sophomore from

Easton, Conn., about playing golf with her father, old school Nickelodeon and her aspirations of living in Greece ...

Melissa Falica: What did you think about[Melanie] Oudin’s run at the Open? Jennifer Holzberg: I thought it was reallygood to have a young American able to doso well. It was so unexpected and she beatthe top players.

MF: If there was one song you could listento before a match to get you pumped up,what would it be and why? JH: “Whatever You Like” by T.I. I usually gofor country though, but not before a match.

MF: In your opinion, who is the best tennisplayer in the history of the sport?JH: I’d say [Roger] Federer because he’s theone that wins consistently and he’s just gotan all-around game that’s just really good.

MF: What is a secret hobby of yours that notmany people are aware of? JH: At home I play a lot of golf with my dad.But I haven’t had a chance to here asmuch, but I do that when I’m back home notdoing anything.

MF: Being from Connecticut, what made youchoose Rutgers as your college of choice? JH: Well, I wanted to stay kind of close tohome — in the tri-state area — and whenI was offered a scholarship here it wasthe perfect setting to be close but nottoo close.

MF: Do you play any sports other than tennis? JH: I do recreationally. I ski and I golf and swim.

MF: Out of all of the old school Nickelodeonshows, which would you say was yourfavorite? JH: I would say “Hey Arnold!” I don’t know; Idon’t really remember that many from wayback then. I used to watch it with my sisterwhen I would come home from school whenit was on.

MF: If you could live anywhere in the world,where would it be? JH: I’d pick Greece. I’ve never been therebut I heard that it’s really, really prettyand it would just be cool to live in a differ-ent country.

MF: What is your fast food restaurant ofchoice? JH: Wendy’s.

MF: What’s your favorite item from there? JH: The Frosty.

MF: What movie can you watch over andover again and never get sick of it?JH: “How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days.” It nevergets old and I just like it.

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Powerhouse field to beused as measuring stick

BY TYLER DONOHUECONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers women’s crosscountry team heads toBethlehem, Pa., Friday to partici-

pate inone of the

season’s premier races. The Scarlet Knights are among

114 schools competing in the PaulShort Invitational, where the teamfinished 22nd over-all in 2008.

The meet is amajor test for theKnights saidhead coachJames Robinson.

“This race isabsolutely loadedwith talent,” hesaid. “This is notyour run-of-the-millinvitational; big-time programs willbe flying in from allover the country.”

Teams making the trip includeperennial heavyweights Indiana,Texas Tech, Wake Forest andTennessee. While the competi-tion is impressive, Robinsonmaintains that RU is solelyfocused on gaining momentum asa team, regardless of how theymatch up against other schools.

“This will be a challenge,”Robinson said. “We’re looking forcontinued improvement. We wantour fitness to rise and our timesto fall each race.”

Sophomore Kelly Flannigan,who finished first for the Knightsat the Iona College Meet ofChampions Sept. 19, views theInvitational as a measuring stickfor the squad.

“We’ll be able to see how westack up againstsome very goodteams, especiallysome of our BigEast competition,”Flannigan said.“This is the time tosee the results of allthe hard work weput in this summer.”

With the BigE a s tChampionshipslooming at the endof October, RUwants to cut down

their running times and solidify astrong top-five finish.

The Invitational is an opportu-nity to make positive strides.

“We want to keep gettingstronger heading into the cham-pionships,” Flannigan said.“This meet will tell us a lot aboutour team.”

“We’re looking for continued

improvement. Wewant our fitness torise and our timesto fall each race.”

JAMES ROBINSONHead Coach

WOMEN’S XC

BY SAM HELLMANASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Head coach Greg Schianoisn’t known to swear in public,but he did whip out the “the Cword” yesterday at practicewhen discussing the health ofTom Savage.

That’s right; Schiano saidthe true freshman quar ter-back did, in fact, suffer a con-cussion against Florida

International while trying torun for a first down.

“I guess yeah, you could say hedid [get a concussion],” Schianosaid. “He had a concussion.”

After missing the Marylandgame Saturday and not partici-pating in Tuesday’s practice,Savage returned to the practicefield yesterday for limitedwork, but when asked abouthow much he did, Schiano said“not much.”

FOOTBALL PRACTICE NOTEBOOK OFFICIAL WORD ON SAVAGE: CONCUSSION

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Head coach Greg Schiano said Joe Martinek may earn the startingjob outright if his success at running back continues. Martinek is thefirst Knight since Ray Rice with consecutive 100-yard games.

RAMON DOMPOR/ ACTING ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano confirmed yesterday that truefreshman quarterback Tom Savage suffered a concussion againstFIU. Savage returned to practice yesterday in a limited role.

“We’re trying to ease him backinto it,” Schiano said. “He lookedpretty good. He threw the ball well.”

The doctors cleared Savage todo minimal work this week.

“I think it’s really important tosee how he comes out of today,”Schiano said. “Does he go hometonight and get a headache?”

In other injury news, seniordefensive end George Johnson isstill on a “wait-and-see” basisafter a lower-extremity injurywhile recovering a fumble for atouchdown against Maryland.

Sophomores Pat Kivlehan andCaleb Ruch both remain bangedup after suffering leg injuriesearly in the season.

“I was really excited [aboutRuch] because he had done wellat first, but he’s kind of leveledout,” Schiano said. “We have togive it time. [With Kivlehan],same thing.”

Neither redshirt freshmanwide receiver Marcus Cooper norsenior safety Zaire Kitchen prac-ticed yesterday after having treat-ment done earlier in the week.Kitchen will not go all week,Schiano said, giving chances toplayers like true freshman DuronHarmon for increased reps.

“He’s doing a great job thisweek,” said junior safety JoeLefeged on Harmon. “He’s alwaystrying to get better. His work ethicis amazing and it’s going to showthe more he gets on the field.”

RUTGERS HAS NOT HAD ONEconsistent starter at running backsince Ray Rice left. In fact,Schiano even lists both sopho-mores Joe Martinek and JourdanBrooks as starters on the bigscreen on game days.

That may not last much longer.After two consecutive games

with over 100 yards, Martinek

may separate himself as the solestarter at the position.

“He’s back on the front as theNo. 1 guy,” Schiano said. “If hecan string a few of those together,he can probably lock it down.”

AFTER MANY RUMORS ANDmuch speculation, the Big EastConference and the New YorkYankees officially reached anagreement yesterday to host abowl game at Yankee Stadiumstarting next year.

The game would be betweenthe third or fourth selection in

the Big East and the seventhselection from the Big 12.

“Partnering with the NewYork Yankees to create a premierpostseason bowl game is a natu-ral way for the Big East to furthercapitalize on its presence in NewYork City,” said commissionerJohn Marinatto in a statement.“The Yankees represent the verybest in sports in the greatest cityin the world. We believe this bowlgame will become a staple for theBig East Conference for manyyears to come.”

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T H E D A I L Y T A R G U M

Moving on upDespite injury blows to both captains, Scarlet Knights jump to No. 13 in latest national collegiate rankings

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

With eight goals in 11 games, junior forward Ashley Jones is a main reason why the Scarlet Knights have moved up the NSCAArankings despite losing both senior captains Gina DeMaio and Caycie Gusman for the season to ACL injuries.

BY CHRIS MELCHIORRECORRESPONDENT

Almost two months ago — before theRutgers women’s soccer team’s 4-0 opening

game victory overUMBC — the Scarlet

Knights set a goal to be a top-10 team before theend of the season.

But when the injury bug bit RU for the sec-ond straight year, people outside the programdoubted the team would ever crack the top-15.

Those people should check this week’snational rankings.

The Knights (8-1-2, 2-0-1) debuted as the No.13 team in the country Tuesday — the team’shighest national ranking in three years.

“For a team to be recognized in that way is hugefor any college soccer program,” said head coachGlenn Crooks. “People in the soccer communityrecognize that, and not just the soccer communitythat surrounds us here, but across the country.”

The Knights have five injured starters; threeof them are out for the season.

But since senior midfielder Gina DeMaio leftthe Knights’ match against Arizona with a tornACL Sept. 13, RU is 4-0-1, and has shot from No.17 to No. 13 in the NSCAA national poll.

That’s something Crooks attributes even moreto his team’s heart and desire than to its talent.

“I’m proud of the players and I’m equallyproud of the coaching staff,” Crooks said.“There’s been adversity again this year as faras figuring stuff out on the pitch and with peo-ple going down but we’ve gotten through itwell so far.”

The last time RU was ranked as high as 13was in 2006, when the team finished the yearranked No. 11.

That season ended in the second round ofthe NCAA tournament when the Knights lost inpenalty kicks to Boston College at Yurcak Field.

There are only a handful of players from thatteam still playing for the Knights, but Crooks

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Brown, Sanu need help ASAP

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

True freshman wideout Mohamed Sanu leads the Knights with16 catches, and is second to senior Tim Brown in yards.

S ometimes numbers speak louderthan words. As a group, the Rutgersfootball team’s wide receivers are a

great example.It is one thing to say that they are not

doing much. That is an understatementwhen you simply take a look at the numbers.

Behind starters Tim Brown andMohamed Sanu, the entire wide receivingcorps has just one catch through four gamesand zero catches in the Scarlet Knights’ lastthree contests.

That’s right, even against Howard wherethe game was over before it started, noreceiver came out of the woodworks tomake a play.

That needs to change.The bye week is the perfect time to try to

get others into the mix and head coach GregSchiano needs to get someone else involvedquickly because the undersized Brown andthe inexperienced Sanu cannot continue toexcel with their current workloads.

“We have to get better as a team. I’m notworried about development of certain guys,”Schiano said. “The reality is that we have tworeceivers and with everybody else, we’re

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SAM HELLMAN

Hell’s Kitchen

Winning record inreach as RU hits road

BY BILL DOMKECORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers volleyball teamfaces itst o u g h e s troad tripyet thisw e e k e n dwhen trav-eling to

Syracuse and Marquette.Aside from the difficulty of the

road game and two conferencematches on the line, the weekendhas a deeper importance.

With two wins from this weekend,the Scarlet Knights can put togethertheir first winning record since clos-ing their 2004 season at 16-10.

“Realistically, coming back afterthis road trip, 2-0 can happen.Certainly we can be 1-1 as well,”said head coach CJ Werneke. “Nosurprise it’s a difficult road trip —something that we haven’t experi-enced in our two years here yet. It’llbe interesting to see how we handleit. I know that we will be preparedfor Syracuse on Friday and we’reexpecting a great match.”

The Knights face a similar situa-tion to that of last weekend’s whenthey hosted South Florida andGeorgetown, both of which sweptthe team 3-0 last season.

But while both Syracuse andMarquette swept the Knights 3-0as well, it was done in the CollegeAvenue Gym in last season’shome opener.

While avenging a home courtembarrassment would be satisfy-ing, Werneke simply wants histeam to remain poised and readyto strike.

“The goal is to play well,”Werneke said. “Wins and losses allcome from that. … We’ll focus onwhat we can control. … We’ve beenworking hard enough to be in aposition to win; now we just have toexecute. Preparations with execu-tion usually equal wins.”

Syracuse comes into Fridaysixth in the Big East at 1-1 and 11-5overall. The Knights look to extendtheir winning streak to two games,while Syracuse tries to reboundfrom a tough 3-0 blanking atPittsburgh. RU will be chargedwith the task of issuing the firsthome loss for the Orange, who are4-0 at home.

But going into an opposing gymis nothing new for Werneke’syoung squad, which has faced itsown share of tough road situations.

“We played in a hostile environ-ment in N.C. State earlier this year:

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RUTGERS AT SYRACUSE, FRIDAY, 7 P.M.

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